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You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.
You can visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study…
You can visit the UK for up to 6 months to do the following business…
You can visit the UK for up to 6 months to: study at an accredited…
If you’re a scientist, researcher or academic you can: take part in formal…
You can visit the UK for certain paid engagements or events (a ‘permitted…
You can visit the UK for up to 6 months to: have private medical treatment…
You may visit the UK if you’re under 18 and: you’ve made suitable…
If you need a Standard Visitor visa, you must apply online before you…
You may be able to extend your stay if you have permission to be in the UK…
Update your vehicle log book (V5C) and send it to DVLA to change your address.
Order an official birth, adoption, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate from the General Register Office (GRO) if you need a copy or want to research your family tree.
Compare visas to visit, work, study or join a family member already in the UK. How to apply and what the decision on your application means.
What tax codes are, how they're worked out, and what to do if you think your code is wrong.
How to get and claim your State Pension, State Pension age - for men born on or after 6 April 1951 and women born on or after 6 April 1953.
What you need to do to get your State Pension online.
Make sure a job applicant can work in the UK - check they have the right documents and make sure you're not prosecuted for employing an illegal worker.
Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.
…HM Passport Office is the sole issuer of UK passports and responsible for civil registration services through the General Register Office.
Use the online service to get a UK document legalised.
Marriage Allowance allows you to transfer some of your Personal Allowance to your husband, wife or civil partner: what you need, how to apply for free online.
Apply for your first adult British passport - who can apply, how long it takes, costs, how to apply, documents you need, passport interviews
To change your name or other personal details on your passport, send the standard passport application form with evidence about the change
Check you can get a divorce, agree or disagree with a divorce application, what to do if your husband or wife lacks mental capacity.
If you do not have a UK passport there are other identity documents you can use for your driving licence application
The EU Settlement Scheme for EU citizens and their families to remain in the UK after it leaves the EU ('Brexit'): who's eligible, how to apply, how much it costs.
Who can confirm someone’s identity online for a passport application and what they need to do
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